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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 134 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 162 kt, 28 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 134 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 119 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 130 kt against a 119 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 119 kt at the threshold
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,668 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,668 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,072 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 885 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started immediately after takeoff, with the aircraft ascending from 1,149 feet above sea level to 3,014 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,865 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles south east of Canico, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 7 miles east of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, descending from 2,682 feet above sea level to 1,701 feet above sea level, a decrease of 982 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the north east, heading 225.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,509 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 130 knots.
The touchdown point was 652 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -401 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees, with a crosswind and headwind of 1 knot each.
The total landing distance was 1,583 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 31 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 16 minutes. The aircraft used 507 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring an overall grade of 85.0%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north-east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,509 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 652 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -401 feet per minute was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a significant amount of deceleration upon impact with the runway.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.5 meters, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind component, making it easier for the pilot to navigate the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,583 meters was 64% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This may indicate that the pilot was unable to fully utilize the available runway length to slow down the aircraft before touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.7 meters, which may have been due to a combination of factors including pilot error or aircraft performance.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including reducing the touchdown speed, improving the touchdown point accuracy, and reducing the touchdown rate. Additionally, the pilot may have benefited from a more precise alignment of the aircraft during the rollout phase to ensure a smoother and more controlled deceleration.
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